Series of attacks leaves dead and wounded in Vienna, Austria | National newspaper

Screams and shots. One image shows a man shooting a child. He left the frame and suddenly, when he realized that the boy was still alive, he fired again. The horror scenes were repeated in five other places in the center of the Austrian capital.

Police beat a suspect, who died. Four were reportedly arrested, it is unclear if others fled. The security forces mounted a large operation and isolated the central area of ​​the city.

The police asked people to stay home and not use public transportation.

Interior Minister Karl Nehammer spoke of a terrorist attack. It was around 8 pm local time, the day before the Austrian curfew went into effect at exactly the same time. They shot up near a synagogue.

The rabbi says that from the window he saw snipers opening fire on people in nearby bars and restaurants.

The head of the Jewish community in Austria said it was unclear if the synagogue was the target because it was closed at the time.

In 1981, two Palestinians killed two people and wounded 18 in an attack on the same synagogue. In August, police arrested a 31-year-old Syrian refugee suspected of trying to attack a Jewish leader in the country’s second-largest city, Graz.

A Brazilian, who did not want to be identified, spoke of the fear of new attacks.

European leaders responded immediately and expressed their solidarity.

European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen said she was shocked and sad, but warned: “We are stronger than hate and terror.